Special to The Clinton Courier Natalie Toups (left) and Robin Neblett (right), seniors at Clinton Christian Academy, recently signed to play softball at the next level. Toups will be attending Pearl River Community College, and Neblett will be attending Southwest Mississippi Community College. This is the sixth year in a row that CCA has had…
By Datti Jinkiri Clinton High School senior kicker Luke Hopkins was recently named Scorebook Live’s Mississippi High School Athlete of the Week. He earned the honor after accumulating 37.11% of the 76,000 plus votes that were cast. Hopkins won the honor after drilling a 40-yard field goal with no time remaining on the clock to…
Special to The Clinton Courier Sarah Rhodes (left) was recognized as the State Farm Female Athlete of the Month for September. Rhodes is a sophomore and member of the Clinton High School Swim Team. She is pictured with State Farm Agent Tim Bruss. Cody Swann (left) was recognized as the State Farm Male Athlete of…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mississippi College guard Ally Alford was announced as the Gulf South Conference (GSC) Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Week today. The Batesville native averaged 15.5 points and shot a shade over 42 percent from the field in the Lady Choctaws’ wins over MUW and Montevallo. She tied her season-high with 21 points…
The Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen teams are composed of the 12 best Mississippi high school athletes for a respective sport. Two decorated Clinton High School basketball players made the list of basketball honorees this season. Taelar Felton was named a girls’ basketball Dandy Dozen selection, while Kimani Hamilton was named to the boys’ basketball…
By Datti Jinkiri A couple of weeks ago, the Clinton High School boys’ cross country team completed yet another great season. Despite having multiple runners felled by injuries throughout the year, the resilient Arrows tallied one team victory on top of five more top-five finishes this season. Head Coach Eric Solis says he is happy…
By Datti Jinkiri Mississippi College Lady Choctaws won their third straight game of the hoops season on Sunday, topping Montevallo 63-55. They improved their record to 7-3 overall and 2-1 in conference play with the key road win. Three Lady Choctaws scored in double figures, led by Alana Canady. The forward from Sherwood, Arkansas came…
By Datti Jinkiri The Clinton High School swim teams recently completed another successful season in the pool. The boys’ and girls’ squads competed in seven meets, and the two teams qualified a total of fifteen swimmers for the MHSAA Class II State Championship meet. Marcy Rushing coaches the teams and says she was pleased with…
By Datti Jinkiri The talented Clinton High School girls’ cross country team recently completed another solid season. The Lady Arrows ran in a total of eight races this fall. Their season was highlighted by five top-three team finishes and a Region 1-6A Championship. The team is led by Head Coach Allen Marett, who says he…
By Datti Jinkiri Finishing a season strongly is the goal for any football team, and the Mississippi College Choctaws did just that. The Choctaws completed the 2021 season with a quality win, as they defeated West Alabama 28-24 in Livingston last month. The Choctaws paid the Alabamians back for an earlier defeat this season. On…